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governor of michigan is to get balance back in the work force. and i think there were very strong messages that the nation, as evidenced by votes in your old home state of michigan, ohio pennsylvania, really throughout the industrial midwest, was saying to the congress specifically, we need a manufacturing policy of our own. we need to have as many as two and a half times more women and men in the manufacturing sector, governor than we have today. and they have to be paid fairly, they have to have fair trade policies that sustain their employment. we just have to get this economy as you said repeatedly, back in balance and that's probably the best place to start. >> jennifer: totally agree. totally agree. so we are on the same page. so let's get to the specifics. what would you suggest in terms of specific policies? give me a couple of examples of policies that you think would had he been bring manufacturing back? >> well, the gating policy, governor is to have a manufacturing policy. every one of the g20 minus only ourselves has very specific po
governor of michigan is to get balance back in the work force. and i think there were very strong messages that the nation, as evidenced by votes in your old home state of michigan, ohio pennsylvania, really throughout the industrial midwest, was saying to the congress specifically, we need a manufacturing policy of our own. we need to have as many as two and a half times more women and men in the manufacturing sector, governor than we have today. and they have to be paid fairly, they have to...
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in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. >>> mitt romney never saw the point of building something when he could profit by tearing it down. [ cheers and applause ] >> if mitt was santa claus he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: that is my good friend ted strickland firing up the crowd. it was easily one of the best lines of the week. sharp, funny, brutally honest. coming to us now from columbus ohio is governor stickland, ted, welcome back inside "the war room." >> jennifer it is great to be with you, and francis -- i loved your speech but my wife francis, she can't stop talking about your speech and it was absolutely magnificent. thank you so much. >> jennifer: we got the same reaction about yours. did you have any idea that that santa claus line would take off like it did? >> it is interesting when i gave the campaign my speech they told me that they thou
in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. >>> mitt romney never saw the point of building something when he could profit by tearing it down. [ cheers and applause ] >> if mitt was santa claus he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: that is my good friend ted strickland firing up the...
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what happened this week in michigan is exactly why people feel that way. the republican party in the capitals of our states and our nation are ignoring the voice of the people. and the people know it. and this is why the current g.o.p. will fail. maybe not today. maybe not in michigan. but soon we're going to make that voice loud enough to knock them down. up next, it is the will of the people that all television programs must air year in review highlight shows. brett ehrlich at first said no to this but alas, his will has been broken. i should say at last. he is next right here in "the war room." the small business card by chase. make your mark with ink. >> my name is hunter landers i'm president/founder of big fish wines, we're a boutique california winery, we source our grapes from vineyards all across the state, then make the wine in small vats. i got into the wine making business primarily to just learn how to make wine. just a hobby. i really enjoy sharing it with friends and family and decided to turn it into a business. i've done some financing and
what happened this week in michigan is exactly why people feel that way. the republican party in the capitals of our states and our nation are ignoring the voice of the people. and the people know it. and this is why the current g.o.p. will fail. maybe not today. maybe not in michigan. but soon we're going to make that voice loud enough to knock them down. up next, it is the will of the people that all television programs must air year in review highlight shows. brett ehrlich at first said no...
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i believe he still wins michigan. but the reality is on the west side of the state as you held up your hand, and we do it, too of course, santorum may win some congressional districts. in michigan, the republican party, even if you win the whole state, it is a situation where you can pick up delegates in congressional districts if you win them. >> so having been a secretary of state, what should people look forward to on tuesday? what will come in early? what will come in late and is it possible that santorum could look like a surge early because the west side might come in sooner than southeast michigan? or is that not accurate? >> not really, governor. you know, secretary of state johnson, the new secretary of state. the clerks are out there. they do a great job. and now electronic voting machines that we have in michigan, it comes in pretty much the same. there ask really going only going to be the presidential issue on the ballots. some communities will have local issues. but it will be a pretty ease ballot. it sh
i believe he still wins michigan. but the reality is on the west side of the state as you held up your hand, and we do it, too of course, santorum may win some congressional districts. in michigan, the republican party, even if you win the whole state, it is a situation where you can pick up delegates in congressional districts if you win them. >> so having been a secretary of state, what should people look forward to on tuesday? what will come in early? what will come in late and is it...
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in michigan it's the nhr. it is right-to-life. those are organize that you would think would skew towards santorum although they didn't officially endorse in newt gingrich. you know, will those organizations actually end up coming out for somebody before in a republican primary? >> well, what you have i have been through these primaries at the national level with gore and with kerry and clinton, three times where you go through the early primary states and you put staff in the states but they are only there for a couple of months, you know, more than one or two folks. so you can't do much in a big state like ohio or georgia with only a few staff for a couple of months. >> you have to rely on others. >> one of the built-institutions on the right, you listed the most important ones and what's your money to go on t.v. and tell your story the way you want to tell it or this year to attack your opponent. >> exactly. people always say i don't know how -- what a big deal about endorsements are and truly, i don't know that voters care whe
in michigan it's the nhr. it is right-to-life. those are organize that you would think would skew towards santorum although they didn't officially endorse in newt gingrich. you know, will those organizations actually end up coming out for somebody before in a republican primary? >> well, what you have i have been through these primaries at the national level with gore and with kerry and clinton, three times where you go through the early primary states and you put staff in the states but...
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. >> jennifer: more than 30 michigan schools will close two days early for the holiday break this year. why? well, it is not to give students an early christmas gift. it is because officials are concerned about copycat killers following the newtown tragedy. now, the superintendent of one of the districts issued a statement saying... john fuglesang my friends has it really come to this? that kindergarteners can't go to school because we, as a country can't ensure they'll be safe from semi-automatic weapon wielding lunatics and the solution from our far right wing friends? arm the teachers. the very teaches they've called union thugs. we should pay to train these teachers. the people who scream us to about fast and furious and said gun proliferation and mexico was dangerous are still telling us gun proliferation in america makes us safer. welcome to the u.s.a. where of some you will find it's easier to buy a weapon designed to kill a lot of people in a short amount of time than it is to marry who you love or vote where you want or send your kids to kindergarten. we now live in a society
. >> jennifer: more than 30 michigan schools will close two days early for the holiday break this year. why? well, it is not to give students an early christmas gift. it is because officials are concerned about copycat killers following the newtown tragedy. now, the superintendent of one of the districts issued a statement saying... john fuglesang my friends has it really come to this? that kindergarteners can't go to school because we, as a country can't ensure they'll be safe from...
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what happened this week in michigan is exactly why people feel that way. the republican party in the capitals of our states and our nation are ignoring the voice of the people. and the people know it. and this is why the current g.o.p. will fail. maybe not today. maybe not in michigan. but soon we're going to make that voice loud enough to knock them down. up next, it is the will of the people that all television programs must air year in review highlight shows. brett ehrlich at first said no to this but alas, his will has been broken. i should say at last. he is next right here in "the war room." [ male announcer ] red lobster's hitting the streets to tell real people about our new 15 under $15 menu. oh my goodness! oh my gosh this looks amazing! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. that pork chop was great! no more fast food friday's! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announce
what happened this week in michigan is exactly why people feel that way. the republican party in the capitals of our states and our nation are ignoring the voice of the people. and the people know it. and this is why the current g.o.p. will fail. maybe not today. maybe not in michigan. but soon we're going to make that voice loud enough to knock them down. up next, it is the will of the people that all television programs must air year in review highlight shows. brett ehrlich at first said no...
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one of the paths was actually shown in michigan -- your own home state. so you have a very republican governor there and the nra was on the path to pass two really bad bills, one would eliminate background checks for concealed weapons, and the second would allow concealed carrying in places like day cares and schoolyards. and in a matter of weeks the nra had both of those initiatives completely reversed. we beat them on the first one, after the connecticut shootings the governor vetoed the bill and he should have. so the nra is on its heels at this point. >> jennifer: this weekend there were some successful gun buybacks in camden and san francisco and oakland. does your organization push for programs like those that -- where you don't have to worry about getting republican votes? >> we don't take a position on that kind of local policy. but new york city has gun buybacks and we found them to be one good tool. but in new york city we are the safest big city in the country, and have relatively few murders per capita and one reason is we have some of the str
one of the paths was actually shown in michigan -- your own home state. so you have a very republican governor there and the nra was on the path to pass two really bad bills, one would eliminate background checks for concealed weapons, and the second would allow concealed carrying in places like day cares and schoolyards. and in a matter of weeks the nra had both of those initiatives completely reversed. we beat them on the first one, after the connecticut shootings the governor vetoed the bill...
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the battles for michigan is tightening up. we will tell you what is trending up, who is trending down and what's happening. a lot is going on. if you think this campaign season is nastier than ever before, you would be right. a new documentary shines a spotlight on the lack of women in elected office, an issue near and dear to me. hopefully to you as well. you are in the war room. so come on inside. >> in the war room we are tracking the g.o.p. frontrunners ahead of next week's pivotal michigan primary. let's get to the big board. our nightly trend tracker. romney is doing better. santorum is looking a little chagrined. we will look at what that means. the g.o.p. primary, according to public policy polling, if you look at the difference between now and a week ago 37% for santorum now, 39 a week ago. so a slight dip romney up significantly. was -- excuse me. was 24, now 33. ron paul is up significantly. gingrich down a little bit. and then in this next poll michigan g.o.p. primary again, this is mitchell and rosetta stone paul,
the battles for michigan is tightening up. we will tell you what is trending up, who is trending down and what's happening. a lot is going on. if you think this campaign season is nastier than ever before, you would be right. a new documentary shines a spotlight on the lack of women in elected office, an issue near and dear to me. hopefully to you as well. you are in the war room. so come on inside. >> in the war room we are tracking the g.o.p. frontrunners ahead of next week's pivotal...
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the michigan chapter of the asian and pacific islanders voting group. the group of detroit black pastors, members of his own party, even senator mike murphy said this is a really dumb ad. from your perspective because you consulted on a huge number of ads will it be effective? >> well, i don't think it will be. it was so over the top it was so off message it was so distasteful are and mike murphy knows michigan quite well too. i think what's really interesting about this i went to look at it, and hoax to hoax came up, and i went through that site. >> it's hoekstra hoax. >> that's right, and what you said there is really that pete is the big spender in the senate race and debbie is not. when you peel back the layers of the onion, what you see maybe as a candidate who is going after a sitting senator but was worried about winning his own primary because he's not the true conservative in the race. and there is another man here, clark durant, who raised nearly $1.3 million nipping at his heels. it was so over the top i don't think any viewer could see it wi
the michigan chapter of the asian and pacific islanders voting group. the group of detroit black pastors, members of his own party, even senator mike murphy said this is a really dumb ad. from your perspective because you consulted on a huge number of ads will it be effective? >> well, i don't think it will be. it was so over the top it was so off message it was so distasteful are and mike murphy knows michigan quite well too. i think what's really interesting about this i went to look at...
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stick around. of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: let me just say i love joe biden. that was him tearing up at the convention last night, as his son beau who is also the attorney general of delaware nominated his father his hero for a second term. the pundits have spent a lot of time rehashing the most fiery speeches, but there were also a lot of moments like that. here are some of our favorites. >> it's about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me, whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and the disabled whether we'll pool together in a time of need whether we'll refuse to give up until the job
stick around. of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get the shaft! (vo) want more granholm? get her every night. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >>...
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but this is not just about michigan. michigan has been passing some crazy bills these last few weeks, but this is much broader. alec's legislation has been used across the country to weaken gun laws. since 2009, 99-nra-backed alec laws have passed in 36 states. all of those states are states where alec-backed gun legislation has passed. and as a result gun safety laws across the country have gotten incredibly watered down. in arizona you need a permit to cut hair but not to carry a concealed. in mississippi concealed weapons permits last longer than driver's licenses. iowa it's easier to sell a gun than lemonade. in arkansas it takes less time to buy a gun than to qualify for food stamps. not only do we have weaker gun laws than other countries, we have significantly more guns than any other place on the planet. look at this chart. those little yellow dots are the number of runs that are in all of those countries, all of those advanced industrialized nations, and there are 270 million privately owned firearms in the unit
but this is not just about michigan. michigan has been passing some crazy bills these last few weeks, but this is much broader. alec's legislation has been used across the country to weaken gun laws. since 2009, 99-nra-backed alec laws have passed in 36 states. all of those states are states where alec-backed gun legislation has passed. and as a result gun safety laws across the country have gotten incredibly watered down. in arizona you need a permit to cut hair but not to carry a concealed....
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i left michigan out. >> exactly. but it's coming down. >> it is coming down. >> i think romney has made some gains in wisconsin. it made sense for him to play there, but those are still structurally democratic states. if you look at the wisconsin recall vote last week, even with that turnout that kept scott walker in office, those voters were favoring obama by eight points. so it does look like this is -- he is playing on obama's turf which he should be doing but we should be clear, it's still obama's turn. >> let's look at the swing state polls. we have recent data. in pennsylvania, we see that the president is up 46 to 48%. messages here that romney is going to have to watch. >> it's interesting. he is still -- this is still a state in the western part of the state where obama has actually under performed democratic performance historically and it's related to your last segment. there is still some kind of racial gap in his connection with white blue clar voters. i bet the pollsters found that interesting. >> worki
i left michigan out. >> exactly. but it's coming down. >> it is coming down. >> i think romney has made some gains in wisconsin. it made sense for him to play there, but those are still structurally democratic states. if you look at the wisconsin recall vote last week, even with that turnout that kept scott walker in office, those voters were favoring obama by eight points. so it does look like this is -- he is playing on obama's turf which he should be doing but we should be...
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and now our focus is on michigan. but just to introduce you to our viewers, you were the guy who sponsored the legislation that moved the michigan primary up. maybe you can tell them why. >> yeah. sure. well last year we passed some legislation that consolidated elections in michigan so we would have one in february one in may, one in august and one in november. and any time there was an election statewide we would use those dates. the republican national convention wanted us to go to super tuesday, and we thought rather than having a political machine telling us what to do we would live by our rules. and the other thing was we would like the rest of the country, especially those who are voting on super tuesday to look at michigan and see we're a purple state and listening to the candidates pretty well and it's a neck and neck race but i think mitt will come out ahead tonight. >> i think it will be a blue state, but you also -- as part of this legislation that you have sponsored, i think it was the romney campaign tha
and now our focus is on michigan. but just to introduce you to our viewers, you were the guy who sponsored the legislation that moved the michigan primary up. maybe you can tell them why. >> yeah. sure. well last year we passed some legislation that consolidated elections in michigan so we would have one in february one in may, one in august and one in november. and any time there was an election statewide we would use those dates. the republican national convention wanted us to go to...
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lg chem put it's new factory in the state hardest hit by the recession, michigan, hiring 400 michigan workers to make the batteries and more u.s. workers to construct the plant. as governor, i went to south korea to lure lg chem to open the plant in holland michigan. i was there when two years ago with president obama for the plant's groundbreaking. what they don't say is that this factory is touted as the pride of a region that was devastated by the loss of fractactories under the george w. bush administration because bush had no manufacturing policy. now, mitt, if you want to say that international companies coming to america to employ americans for products manufactured for sale in america are not welcome here, well good luck in november and then in your next failed presidential campaign. by the way, you will want to whisper your no-luring foreign investment policy to your fellow republican governors like vp chris christie who just returned offering israeli companies tax breaks for jobs. all of these governors are smart to do anything to create good paying jobs for their people. so
lg chem put it's new factory in the state hardest hit by the recession, michigan, hiring 400 michigan workers to make the batteries and more u.s. workers to construct the plant. as governor, i went to south korea to lure lg chem to open the plant in holland michigan. i was there when two years ago with president obama for the plant's groundbreaking. what they don't say is that this factory is touted as the pride of a region that was devastated by the loss of fractactories under the george w....
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and then in this next poll michigan g.o.p. primary again, this is mitchell and rosetta stone paul now romney looking ahead of santorum. pretty significant jump if in fact, that happens. in fact, this pole as well as the last poll both within the margin of error. you see romney taking a step up and santorum taking a step down. so we are going to take a look at why there is this change fortunes. maybe it's effective nasty ads. we will turn to steve mitchell the chairman of mitchell research, polled michigan for years. steve, i want to welcome you into the war room. glad to have you here. >> great to be with you governor. >> steve you are a guy who has been polling and doing a lot of work with republicans over the years and this poll that has come out today, they look like they are in a statistical tie. what do you account for romney pulling -- pulling at least slight ahead according to your poll ahead of santorum. >> romney has done an effect i have job and the romney campaign trying to define santorum as not being quite as cons
and then in this next poll michigan g.o.p. primary again, this is mitchell and rosetta stone paul now romney looking ahead of santorum. pretty significant jump if in fact, that happens. in fact, this pole as well as the last poll both within the margin of error. you see romney taking a step up and santorum taking a step down. so we are going to take a look at why there is this change fortunes. maybe it's effective nasty ads. we will turn to steve mitchell the chairman of mitchell research,...
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michigan or manufactured in china. >> let's be honest. democrats have not had the most transparent and forceful energy policy. i have been waiting for years. america still doesn't have an energy policy. democrats have been in control. >> but not of the senate. >> do they have a policy. >> to have a policy you have to have congress pass it. >> every time there is a campaign. >> see, we have a sign on the wall that says occupy the majority. in this election it is critical to be able to to do that to occupy the majority. >> the president has put out some ideas and the republicans have refused to engage in any kind of constructive manner including old fossil fuel plans. >> the reason voters are frustrated is because they hear the same thing every time there is an election and nothing changes. >> voters are going to vote for democrats, put him in. susan kennedy, chris lahane thank you for joining me in the war room. up next if you want to know what's actually happening in politics in georgia, you want to talk to cynthia tucker prefacer of jour
michigan or manufactured in china. >> let's be honest. democrats have not had the most transparent and forceful energy policy. i have been waiting for years. america still doesn't have an energy policy. democrats have been in control. >> but not of the senate. >> do they have a policy. >> to have a policy you have to have congress pass it. >> every time there is a campaign. >> see, we have a sign on the wall that says occupy the majority. in this election it...
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we've had a lot of those conversations with people in michigan. now your testimony showed a sign that said we've seen 2.4 million american jobs shipped overseas in the past decade. truly, how is it that every u.s. lawmaker regardless of party affiliation isn't signing on to your bill? everyone should. >> you know, there is no question about that. we get things like wow, we need to do broad tax reform. okay, fine but let's start by closing this loophole first. this will be number one. loophole closing. and then we'll go on from there. there is no substantive reason we should be allowing a tax write-off for companies that are packing up and shipping the jobs overseas and then you have people in michigan, for example who not only lose their jobs, they get to help pay for the move. it is absolutely ridiculous. >> jennifer: so that's the loophole itself is that it allows them to deduct the expenses for moving? >> yes. what we're doing in the bill is very simple and straightforward. i really kept it that way. there is a lot of different issues in the ta
we've had a lot of those conversations with people in michigan. now your testimony showed a sign that said we've seen 2.4 million american jobs shipped overseas in the past decade. truly, how is it that every u.s. lawmaker regardless of party affiliation isn't signing on to your bill? everyone should. >> you know, there is no question about that. we get things like wow, we need to do broad tax reform. okay, fine but let's start by closing this loophole first. this will be number one....
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>> colorado's a swing but i think ohio, virginia, michigan, wisconsin are pretty solid. i don't see how mitt romney threads the needle even if he does take florida. >> it's a tough road for mitt romney. he can't win the presidency on an ordinary night without ohio. he knows that. he is campaigning now in pennsylvania because of that. i think you're beginning to see a little bit of a leak. >> i agree that he's got that the president is going to win. i think it's 303 and would put colorado in the president's camp but we'll see. >> tonight just remember, tonight in dicksville they're going to be voting. >> do you think there's a chance that he ends up losing the popular vote? >> i do. what we're seeing is that in some of the other states like texas he may see an outpouring of conservative votes that will kill the popular vote. i think they're maybe undercounting some areas. >> hurricane sandy you just came from new york, you know what it is. you are from new york. >> new york is such a blue state, it is going to go for the president. >> the popular vote, does it take some p
>> colorado's a swing but i think ohio, virginia, michigan, wisconsin are pretty solid. i don't see how mitt romney threads the needle even if he does take florida. >> it's a tough road for mitt romney. he can't win the presidency on an ordinary night without ohio. he knows that. he is campaigning now in pennsylvania because of that. i think you're beginning to see a little bit of a leak. >> i agree that he's got that the president is going to win. i think it's 303 and would...
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so joining me now from ishbiming, michigan are eric don pierre and his father, dean. thank you for joining united states inside the war room. >> thank you, governor granholm. >> you bet. you bet. so, dean maybe you can tell us where sort of set up where this battle is going. how do you get the michigan high school athletic association to agree to allow eric to play his senior year? >> well, what we are asking them to do is create a proposal similar to the proposals or language of 22 other states in the country use that would allow students with certain combinations of intellectual physical to go beyond the current 19 year age bill. twice we have put in proposals and twice, the representative council has refused to send it to the member schools for a vote. we just recently put in a third proposal. we are hoping in may they will finally, agree to allow the members to decide. >> well, there was a great video online. eric, i saw the picture of you the video, you hitting the three-poynter at the end of the basketball game and then kicking the field goal at the end of the f
so joining me now from ishbiming, michigan are eric don pierre and his father, dean. thank you for joining united states inside the war room. >> thank you, governor granholm. >> you bet. you bet. so, dean maybe you can tell us where sort of set up where this battle is going. how do you get the michigan high school athletic association to agree to allow eric to play his senior year? >> well, what we are asking them to do is create a proposal similar to the proposals or language...
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i have to read the michigan one because of course, former governor of michigan. love the title. i thought that i would never see a pole who liked the height of trees. i mind treeses that please. no trees as such a perfect height as these. for me, i cannot ever an the ease for trees that grow no higher than one's knees. or too tall trees that splinter in a freeze. wisconsin sure, has bragging rights on cheese and california's rich in can't niece and colorado is where to take your skis. connecticut, of course, has lyme disease. none of these am i prepared to sneeze but here we have the perfect height of trees. i know that i will never see a sight as lovely as the tree whose height is right. so beautiful! >> maybe they should adapt that as the state song. >> jennifer: the state song instead of michigan, my michigan. >> right. >> jennifer: romney though, provides with you a huge amount of opportunity as a satirist, that's true. as a poet, romney doesn't seem to rhyme with a whole lot. >> fortunately, his full name is willard mitt romney. fortunately his parents decided to call him m
i have to read the michigan one because of course, former governor of michigan. love the title. i thought that i would never see a pole who liked the height of trees. i mind treeses that please. no trees as such a perfect height as these. for me, i cannot ever an the ease for trees that grow no higher than one's knees. or too tall trees that splinter in a freeze. wisconsin sure, has bragging rights on cheese and california's rich in can't niece and colorado is where to take your skis....
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the state you governed for eight years, michigan is among them. >> yep. >> this is going to be a very difficult thing for the president. i think certainly you ever every right to see it's a courageous move. when you take a look at what the president basically said today that he permanently had evolved to a position where he believed in same sex unions and gay marriage, he's leaving it up to the states. so at the end of the day, you have a type of eequivocation that i think may actually create some more political problems for the president instead of solving them. >> well, i don't think that anybody thinks it's realistic that there's going to be a national constitutional amendment, even though i know you support one. do you think it sounds like in your tone that you think this this will be an issue all the way to the election. >> i'm not so sure it will be an issue all the way to the election. as you and i know, there are many issues that come together. the president has made a statement today in may a long way between now and the first tuesday following the first monday in november, o
the state you governed for eight years, michigan is among them. >> yep. >> this is going to be a very difficult thing for the president. i think certainly you ever every right to see it's a courageous move. when you take a look at what the president basically said today that he permanently had evolved to a position where he believed in same sex unions and gay marriage, he's leaving it up to the states. so at the end of the day, you have a type of eequivocation that i think may...
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polling that says michigan will become a first-tier battleground state. it's not clear whether they are just checking the box so he can say he want to his home state or the romney campaign, does it see something real in michigan? it doesn't appear it's a battleground state but just in case, he will make a stop there. >> it's fun to make fun of mitt romney but one wants to be fair and being a progressive one has the burden of being fair because we don't have a 24 hour propagandaa network. earlier today or this week msnbc and degree i can't mitchell got in trouble of showing footage of mitt romney being confused about the wawa supermarket chain. it led to a lot of conservatives saying he was a victim of very, very skewed reporting. when you are running a campaign, when you are working on something like this, how do you push back against unfair reports? >> first of all, it's not clear that it was an unfair report. here is what's happening. there is a narrative about mitt romney that says he is a little out of touch or maybe a lot out of touch. he is a rich g
polling that says michigan will become a first-tier battleground state. it's not clear whether they are just checking the box so he can say he want to his home state or the romney campaign, does it see something real in michigan? it doesn't appear it's a battleground state but just in case, he will make a stop there. >> it's fun to make fun of mitt romney but one wants to be fair and being a progressive one has the burden of being fair because we don't have a 24 hour propagandaa network....
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she was my debate coach and she's coming to us from oak park michigan. welcome back inside "the war room." >> thank you. hello, governor. you were a great palin by the way. >> jennifer: you are too funny. it was fun. did i become a paleontologist but thanks to your help, too. do you think that we're always talking about how the stand stand-ins are selected. did the obama campaign choose senator ker troy stand in for mitt romney because he's also sort of a tall, white rich guy from massachusetts? >> we both know john kerry well and yes, all of those things are true but john kerry is also really smart and a great debater. we saw that firsthand in 2004. and he knows mitt romney. he's seen him up close. he followed him in his career in public life there in massachusetts. he knows the record. and i think most importantly he has a very good bedside manner with barack obama. they're very comfortable with one another and that's a big part of the process is running your paces with someone that you trust and you who understands you. >> jennifer: for sure. the romn
she was my debate coach and she's coming to us from oak park michigan. welcome back inside "the war room." >> thank you. hello, governor. you were a great palin by the way. >> jennifer: you are too funny. it was fun. did i become a paleontologist but thanks to your help, too. do you think that we're always talking about how the stand stand-ins are selected. did the obama campaign choose senator ker troy stand in for mitt romney because he's also sort of a tall, white rich...
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that's jonathan cohen from the university of michigan. coming up, there is an economic message out there that will stick with the american people, the trick for president obama is finding it. we'll see if we can help him out, next in the war room. finding it. we'll see if we can the airplanes are going to get from one part of the country to the other without any air traffic controllers. i mean this is ridiculous and mitt romney ought to know better. i stand with our public employees and cops and firefighters and their teachers? miller. >> announcer: there is a tea party in her pants and you're invited. call now, 1-800-steph-12. [music] after the commercial. >> it is a combination of low self-esteem, low blood sugar and missing red wine with my -- and mixing red wine with my painkillers. >> i happen to believe if you look at his record over the last three and a half years, you will conclude as i have it is the most anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs series of policies in modern american history. he is not responsible for whatever im
that's jonathan cohen from the university of michigan. coming up, there is an economic message out there that will stick with the american people, the trick for president obama is finding it. we'll see if we can help him out, next in the war room. finding it. we'll see if we can the airplanes are going to get from one part of the country to the other without any air traffic controllers. i mean this is ridiculous and mitt romney ought to know better. i stand with our public employees and cops...
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, like me. >> we love it, nate silver, brilliant guy from michigan and author of the signal and the noise. thanks for joining us. all right coming up, so let's just say that that could have gone better. up next, we'll look at what the president has to do ahead of debate number two. our next big debate live from mitt romney is also a big fat double flip-flop. we're going to have to build a whole new wing over there. you're watching the war room and it's only on current tv. ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents coverage of the vice presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> the idea that he could criticize the president on the down grading, when he led the charge to block a resolution. outrageous. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >>now that's politically direct. >>
, like me. >> we love it, nate silver, brilliant guy from michigan and author of the signal and the noise. thanks for joining us. all right coming up, so let's just say that that could have gone better. up next, we'll look at what the president has to do ahead of debate number two. our next big debate live from mitt romney is also a big fat double flip-flop. we're going to have to build a whole new wing over there. you're watching the war room and it's only on current tv. ♪ you got no...
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and there's more bad news for mitt romney out of my state of michigan. the latest epic poll has him down six points to president obama, 48% to 42%. but look at what it was in june. romney was up by one point. very interesting. and here is another number for you. 97. that's how many days there are until the election. how much do all of these polls matter? what are the real reasons why we're still seeing a tilt towards the president? for insights and analysis we're going to turn to washington and pollster mark maelman, ceo of the melman group. mark, glad to see you inside "the war room"." >> the pleasure is mine as always. >> why oh why is this happening? why is romney not doing well? why is the president surging? >> you see this particularly in the swing states where there has been a lot of advertising attacking mitt romney. it has impact. people are increasingly seeing mitt romney not as a solution to our economic problem but a key symbol with what is wrong with our economy. that's devastating to his whole rationale. add to that his disastrous trip overs
and there's more bad news for mitt romney out of my state of michigan. the latest epic poll has him down six points to president obama, 48% to 42%. but look at what it was in june. romney was up by one point. very interesting. and here is another number for you. 97. that's how many days there are until the election. how much do all of these polls matter? what are the real reasons why we're still seeing a tilt towards the president? for insights and analysis we're going to turn to washington and...
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out of michigan, an epic nra poll in our great state of michigan likely voters shows president obama leading 47% to 37%! it makes me wonder if romney is regretting letting automobile industry go bankrupt. and president obama is 48% over 43 nationwide. here with us to break down the campaign front are two of our favorite political insiders christine pelosi chairs the democratic california women's caucus. and duf sundheim. welcome to you both. great to see you, as well. duf, i want to start with you. >> sure. >> jennifer: i'm interested in the electoral map. this is the board with the numbers. obama 237 and with these swing states going one way. tell me what romney's path is to get that 191 to reach 270? >> first of all the path is longer for romney than obama. obama is ahead in terms of the electoral college. the first to win is north carolina. >> jennifer: i'll tap that and make it go red. >> then the second would be florida. >> jennifer: all right. >> wisconsin and iowa corridor with the ryan impact. that's where i think he's strongest. >> jennifer: you're picking wisconsin because
out of michigan, an epic nra poll in our great state of michigan likely voters shows president obama leading 47% to 37%! it makes me wonder if romney is regretting letting automobile industry go bankrupt. and president obama is 48% over 43 nationwide. here with us to break down the campaign front are two of our favorite political insiders christine pelosi chairs the democratic california women's caucus. and duf sundheim. welcome to you both. great to see you, as well. duf, i want to start with...
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if they start to introduce stuff to kick that back i know there will be a ballot proposal in michigan which raises our targets. do you think those things might backfire? >> yeah, i do and we actually saw this, and there are other groups in addition to alec that are funded by the koch brothers and because within the legislature there was an opportunity for all of the people who have been benefiting from those policies to get to their slate fors and say i just hired 25 people to weather rise homes. now my energy rate is 30% lower because we're taking dollars that we used to send to power plants, and most of those dollars go out of state and even out of country to import fuel and people don't want to send -- especially on the transportation sector people don't want to spend a billion dollars a day that goes out of the country. they want to spend their money in local communities. so for example, in new jersey they have an renewable portfolio standard, now they have 3,000 people working in the solar industry. it's the second largest in the country, and my sister in law bought a solar panel
if they start to introduce stuff to kick that back i know there will be a ballot proposal in michigan which raises our targets. do you think those things might backfire? >> yeah, i do and we actually saw this, and there are other groups in addition to alec that are funded by the koch brothers and because within the legislature there was an opportunity for all of the people who have been benefiting from those policies to get to their slate fors and say i just hired 25 people to weather...
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. >> my dad, you probably know was the governor of michigan, the head of a car company but born in mexico. and had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot at winning this. >> that, of course, is mitt romney joking that he'd have an easier time getting elected if he were latino at his notorious may fundraiser, but a new study that was out today says that a shockingly high number of latinos, as many as 10 million may find it difficult if not impossible to vote in november because of new restrictive policies, 10 million! according to a civil rights group called the advancement project, 28 states set up barriers including voter purges, which target alleged non-citizens. according to the report, naturalized latinos are more likely to be falsely identified as non-citizens than any other grooms. strict photo i.d. requirements at the polls. many new laws are being contested. today in federal court in south carolina, they are hearing arguments on a challenge to the new photo i.d. law. tomorrow, a judge in pennsylvania is going to consider whether the strict photo i.d. law puts anyo
. >> my dad, you probably know was the governor of michigan, the head of a car company but born in mexico. and had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot at winning this. >> that, of course, is mitt romney joking that he'd have an easier time getting elected if he were latino at his notorious may fundraiser, but a new study that was out today says that a shockingly high number of latinos, as many as 10 million may find it difficult if not impossible to vote in...